Got this from my brother. Twelve Foot Ninja - Band from Australia - very good and different!

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Recent visits to Rotterdam (Muziekweb) got me aside from some soundtracks from my wishlist these cd's:

NO BORDERS - KEIKO MATSUI
Her breakthrough CD with jazzfusion music by this talented keyboardplayer. I also ordered her latest 'best of..' CD but it is not available yet.

FONTANE DI ROMA - O.RESPIGHI
Almost as a soundtrack this classic piece (complete) by this italian composer from the early 20th century. Antonio Pappano conducting the great orchestra of the National Academy.

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Mon Aug 12, 2013 2:49 pm Post subject:

My last non-ST music purchase was

13 hours of Mahler! Symphony No. 1 has always been a favorite of mine._________________The journey of one thousand miles begins with a single step.

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Mon Aug 12, 2013 2:51 pm Post subject:

zgurl49 wrote:

Got this from my brother. Twelve Foot Ninja - Band from Australia - very good and different!

Z, haha I like that band name! I love different/wacky band names._________________The journey of one thousand miles begins with a single step.

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Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:39 am Post subject:

ViolaLover wrote:

13 hours of Mahler! Symphony No. 1 has always been a favorite of mine.

Yeah Mahler \0/ I'm not a fan of all his work but particularly of his 3rd.
I happened to go to a concert when I was working in Geneva a couple of months, many years ago and a Dutch Orchestra was playing it.
I immediately bought the CD when back home.

Recent visit to the Muziekweb in Rotterdam got me besides a bunch of soundtracks also:

The complete KARELIA by Jean Sibelius.
(incl a worldpremiere recording of his 'Press Celebration Music')
Performed by the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir.

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Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:15 pm Post subject:

Very nice Dutch! I like some of Sibelius' work, but only have one or two symphonies on my personal library._________________The journey of one thousand miles begins with a single step.

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Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:14 pm Post subject:

Returning to Rotterdam again (that's on a weekly basis so I won't say that again anymore)

DAVID GARRETT - MUSIC
Entertaining (electr.)violin arrangements on pop and classic songs by virtuous player. I had seen the show already but like to have his music on my iPad while I'm driving.

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Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:19 pm Post subject:

From Muziekweb Rotterdam I also brought 3 non-soundtracks:

MIT DEN GEZEITEN - SANTIANO
Celtic Folkrock with SST friend Sandro Friedrich on flute and tin whistle
GRANDES - MANÁ
After hearing the song 'en el muelle de San Blas' from them on a recent soundtrack this spanish popgroup appealed to me. So I brought this compilation CD with their best songs from 4 albums.
NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY WORLD - BARBARA DICKSON
Highly talented Dickson (CHESS) takes on re-arranged songs of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison. Divine in sound and lyrics._________________Wow, that was fun, let's do it again!! (Donkey in "Shrek")
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Wed Oct 30, 2013 4:44 pm Post subject:

I just picked up the new P!@tD album a few weeks ago. I caught them live a couple of times last month (they opened for FOB) but this wasn't out yet at the time so I had to wait a bit. It's currently getting heavy rotation on my PC/car/phone/wherever else I can put it. A couple of tracks I really like and the rest I love, including a few I'm sort of mini-obsessing over at the mo.

If you liked their previous album, it's probably closest in sound/style to that one... highly danceable indie rock. But this album is also very retro-tinged in places so if you like '80s alternative or new wave stuff, you might like that aspect of it, too. If you're into either, I highly recommend picking it up.

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Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:48 am Post subject:

New finds:

ANNY GOULD 1953-59
Nicknamed 'la Reine du Juxebox' French languaged songs by North-French singer. Very particular timbre in her voice. Nice chansons, some reckognizable as to modern popsongs.

THE GREAT GATSBY - JAZZ RECORDINGS by Bryan Ferry & Orchestra
The partymusic from 'The Great Gatsby' performed live in the movie.
Some older traditionals as well by Jerry Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong
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Sat Dec 07, 2013 7:38 am Post subject:

Earlier on this page you saw my new addition from Santiano.
Now I got the gift pack from the Live concert in Hamburg, containing 2cd's and the DVD.
BIS ANS ENDE DER WELT - SANTIANO

Furthermore I picked up a notable new cd by french popsinger Étienne Daho.
Great lyrics and nice arrangements. Also with Nile Rodgers and Debbie Harry (Blondie).

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Wed Dec 11, 2013 3:40 am Post subject:

The new Matthias Reim (German singer) CD with a Christmas bonus-CD
and a classical piece by Israelian composer Dov Seltzer (Hannah's War) with an astonishing opera-like Lament for Yitzhak Rabin.

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Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:14 pm Post subject:

Ummmm....

I don't think I've bought ANY albums lately that weren't soundtracks. A few songs here and there, but no albums._________________You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push!

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Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:28 am Post subject:

When I was searching for coverart for Rahman Altin's "Butterfly's Dream" I stumbled into these albums on iTunes by YouTube megahit 'Katethegreat19' Her singles she put there earned her a contract and now two albums are out.
Her artist's name is now Erutan (anagram for Nature )

RAINDANCER is her first album containing nice medieval, celtic and early music songs.
A BARD'S SIDE QUEST are vocal arrangements of songs from video games ( You should hear 'the Dragonborn comes'; bonechilling in simplicity and beauty. Even better than I've heard during the Malmö concert by a professional soprano)_________________Wow, that was fun, let's do it again!! (Donkey in "Shrek")
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( You should hear 'the Dragonborn comes'; bonechilling in simplicity and beauty. Even better than I've heard during the Malmö concert by a professional soprano)

Here you can see the amateur footage of the Malmoe performance Dutchbat mentioned:

That's simply a question of personal taste of course, but if you ask me, I prefer Sabina Zweiacker's version _________________"The piano keys
Are black and white
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